You'll finish your Kelowna EMR Recertification course confident in your Emergency Medical abilities, prepared for your Provincial EMR Licesning Evaluations and
most importantly, with the skills to deal with any medical emergency or inury you encounter in your career as a:

Completing the assignments and referring to the downloaded resources will help ensure that you arrive at each Emergency Medical Responder class fully prepared. This will allow you to get the most out of your hands-on skills and scenarios in-class...as well as prepare you to be successful in your EMR Written exam and BC EMALB Licensing Evaluations.

In addition to your Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care Manual...available for you to pick up or have delivered after completing your EMR course Registration...you will need to download the files below, to complete the homework and study assignments for your EMR Course.

Although not essential to print out before your EMR course...there are several additional EMR student downloads, supplements and online resources available below.

Reviewing these kinds of user manuals, reference materials and online resources will help prepare you for BC EMALB Licensing Evaluations, and build confidence and competence in your EMR skills...both as a Student and a Professional Emergency Responder.

Your Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care Manual is essential to preparing for and succeeding in your Emergency Medical Responder course.

It is a mandatory condition of Canadian Red Cross EMR certification, that you have access to an Emergency Care Manual during your British Columbia EMR course.

If you already have a copy of the most up to date Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care Manual...you do not need to purchase another, however you must confirm with Frontline First Aid that the Manual you have is the correct edition.

Your Emergency Care Manual will be availble for pick-up in Kelowna, BC, or delivery after you complete your EMR course Registration and payment.

We recommend that you make arrangements to get your Emergency Care Manual well in advance of your EMR course date...so you can start work on your Study Guide assignments right away.

Your Canadian Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder Certificate is documented proof that you have completed a nationally recognized and credible EMR Certification training course...and that you are competent in the necessary EMR skills.

Successful completion of your Canadian Red Cross EMR / EMR Recertification course, and National EMR Certification involves Evaluations, administered at the end of your course.

One EMR Certification Written Evaluation

100 multiple choice questions

Minimum 80% to pass

3 attempts are allowed, but more than one attempt may require additional study or training, and may not take place on the same day.

Two EMR Certification Practical Scenario Evaluations

Each scenario could involve any of the skills and conditions covered in your EMR course.

Based on Canadian Red Cross EMR Evaluation standards, National Occupational Competency Profiles and BCAS Treatment Guidelines.

3 attempts are allowed, but more than one attempt may require additional study or training, and may not take place on the same day.

Canadian Red Cross EMR Certificates are valid for 3 years.

Includes CPR level HCP and AED Certification.

Includes eligibility for BC EMALB Licensing Evaluations.

Within 10 days of course completion, Frontline First Aid will electronically document your participation in the Canadian Red Cross database. The Canadian Red Cross Call Center will then mail your EMR Certificate to the address you provided.

If you require more immediate proof of Certification, you will be able to contact the Canadian Red Cross Call center and request an email with a PDF copy of your EMR Certificate.

A BC EMALB EMR License is the minimum qualification required to work for BCAS as an Ambulance attendant, although most work at the Primary Care Paramedic level.

A BC EMALB EMR License is one of the prerequisites for entry into the Paramedic Academy's Primary Care Paramedic Program.

Most Fire Departments and Fire Rescue Agencies in British Columbia require their Fire Fighters to maintain a current BC EMALB First Responder or EMR License.

You have one year from EMR course completion to apply for and complete the BC EMALB EMR Licensing Evaluations. Licensing Evaluations are arranged and conducted between you and BC EMALB directly, although you will need to provide proof of EMR certification from your EMR course.

Successful participants prioritize these decisions and calmly focus on solving one problem at a time, starting with most urgent/life-threatening conditions.

BC EMALB Examiners make note of deficiencies, oversights and errors throughout the Scenario, and record them on a "Practical Evaluation Feedback Form". Your Examiner will review the results of your practical examinations, either at the end of each scenario or at the end of the examination session.

Evaluation Feedback forms should include specific and detailed descriptions of any "deductions" made; and should match the verbal descriptions your Examiner provided.

If you disagree with any of the deductions, you must check the "Request for Evaluation Review" box on the examination sheet, before signing the bottom.

If you have requested a review of your Evaluation, you should send a follow up email to getanexam@gov.bc.ca with complete details of your scenario, your performance and the deductions incurred. It is best if you can include the name of your examiner as well.

The Canadian Red Cross, BC Ambulance Service (BCAS), and the BC EMALB all meet and adhere to the Paramedic Association of Canada's
(PAC) National Occupational Competency Profiles (NOCP) for Paramedic and EMR skills and training in Canada.

Paramedics and Emergency Medical Responders in BC also follow the specific patient care protocols required in the BCAS Treatment Guidelines.

The BCAS Treatment Guidelines augment, and in some cases contradict the NOCPs, as authorized and regulated by the BC EMALB
...making it important for Emergency Medical Responder Licensing candidates to be familiar with these specific variations.

There are 7 BCAS Treatment Guidelines which specifically differ from the Paramedic Association of Canada's NAOCP's.

You will be taught and practice these skill varations in our Canadian Red Cross EMR course...as you need to be familiar with these Guidelines to be successful in your BC EMALB EMR Licensing Evaluations.

It is important that you familiarize yourself with both the written documentation for and the practical skill application of these BCAS Treatment Guidelines...to meet the BC EMALB's criteria for Emergency Medical Responder Licensing in British Columbia.

In order to be successful in your Emergency Medical Responder Recertification course...you need to arrive at each class well rested, fully prepared and properly equipped for the EMR lessons, activities and scenarios you'll be participating in.

You will also need to have all your STUDY GUIDE ASSIGNMENTS and pre-reading completed for each EMR Recertification Course training session.

As a participant in our Canadian Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder course, you will be expected to work collaboratively and amicably with all your classmates.
You may be paired up with any of the other students throughout the course...and you must support each other's learning regardless of personal differences.

Each student will bring their own unique experiences and backgrounds to your EMR course. Different skills, strengths and motiviations will enrich your course and create a more meaningful learning experience for everyone...as long as mutual respect and consideration is consistently demonstrated.

Impartiality is one of the 7 Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross...as well as a crucial component of professional medical response. As such, students and Instructors are expected to demonstrate respectful and supportive tolerance for each other throughout the course...regardless of:

Race

Nationality

Gender

Age

Religious or Philosophical beliefs

Fitness Levels

Motivations for participating

Political views

Physical Appearance

Sexual Orientation or Lifestyle choices

Discrimination or hostility directed towards any participant is grounds for immediate dismissal from the EMR Recertification course...without refund.

Your Canadian Red Cross EMR Recertification course in Kelowna, British Columbia, with BC EMALB Licensing...is structured into six 9-hour classes, with Final Evaluations taking place on the sixth day. Each class includes two 15-minute breaks and a half-hour lunch.

EMR concepts, principles and skills are introduced in a simplified and logical sequence.

3 attempts are allowed, but more than one attempt may require additional study or training, and may not take place on the same day.

Two EMR Certification Practical Scenario Evaluations

Each scenario could involve any of the skills and conditions covered in your EMR course.

Based on Canadian Red Cross EMR Evaluation standards, National Occupational Competency Profiles and BCAS Treatment Guidelines.

3 attempts are allowed, but more than one attempt may require additional study or training, and may not take place on the same day.

Canadian Red Cross EMR Certificates are valid for 3 years.

Includes CPR level HCP and AED Certification.

Includes eligibility for BC EMALB Licensing Evaluations.

Within 10 days of course completion, Frontline First Aid will electronically document your participation in the Canadian Red Cross database. The Canadian Red Cross Call Center will then mail your EMR Certificate to the address you provided.

If you require more immediate proof of Certification, you will be able to contact the Canadian Red Cross Call center and request an email with a PDF copy of your EMR Certificate.